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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBade
/beɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To command or request someone to do something.
"He bade her to leave the room quietly." - 2
To express a greeting or farewell.
"As the guests departed, he bade them goodnight."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'bade' is the past tense of 'bid', which originates from Old English 'biddan', meaning 'to ask, to command'. The term has evolved through Middle English, retaining its imperative sense of giving orders or requests.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bade" is said worldwide
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ordonné
Transliteration: or-don-nay
"Il lui a ordonné de quitter la pièce."
befehlen
Transliteration: be-feh-len
"Er befahl ihr, den Raum leise zu verlassen."
ordinare
Transliteration: or-di-na-re
"Lui le ordinò di lasciare la stanza in silenzio."
ordenar
Transliteration: or-de-nar
"Él le ordenó que saliera de la habitación en silencio."
ordenar
Transliteration: or-de-nar
"Ele lhe ordenou que saísse do quarto em silêncio."
आदेश देना
Transliteration: aadesh dena
"उसने उसे कमरे से चुपचाप जाने का आदेश दिया।"
命令
Transliteration: mìnglìng
"他命令她安静地离开房间。"
명령하다
Transliteration: myeongnyeonghada
"그는 그녀에게 조용히 방을 나가라고 명령했다."
命じる
Transliteration: meijiru
"彼は彼女に静かに部屋を出るよう命じた。"
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